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Since 1865,
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. has been meeting customers’ financial
needs, currently in more than 330 locations in Missouri, Kansas
and Illinois. In so doing, they have found their niche as a “super-community
bank”—offering the product experience and technology of a mega bank,
while providing the personal commitment of a community bank.
Their numbers are impressive. For the quarter ending June 30, 2002:
Total
Assets $ 12.3 billion
Total Deposits $ 9.8 billion
Total Loans $ 7.7 billion
Stockholder’s Equity $ 1.368 billion
Net Income $ 50.1 million
Earnings Per Share $ 0.75 |
At the helm since 1991 is David Kemper, chairman, president and
CEO. He joined Commerce Bank in 1978 as Vice President in charge
of Commercial Lending. He also is a director of Ralcorp Holdings,
Inc. and Tower Properties Company. He’s vice chairman of Washington
University, chaired The Greater St. Louis Economic Development Council,
runs capital campaigns for the Missouri Botanical Garden and Cardinal
Ritter College Prep, and is president-elect of Civic Progress.
This month’s profile, by Pam Droog, features Roger Fritz, founder
and president of Leadership By Design, a very unique consulting
firm that provides executive coaching, leadership development and
strategy resources for individuals, organizations and communities.
Fritz, who founded the firm in 1986, is best known for his innovative
work in the development of human potential and his application of
the principles of The Aspiring Mind™. Today thousands of
professionals and managers in the U.S. and Canada employ the principles
of The Aspiring Mind™ to improve their leadership effectiveness
within their individual careers and through the organizations and
communities they serve.
Also of special interest this month is Tenants’ Market, which
offers building tenants advice on how to negotiate better rates,
upgrade space or sublease. Of course tenants who have prospects
for growth and who might draw other tenants have the most options
to explore.
And lastly, this issue of St. Louis Commerce Magazine offers
a unique perspective on how to juggle both business and family agendas.
High-Tech Mom-and-Pops by William Poe highlights entrepreneurial
husband and wife teams running technology firms such as S2Tech,
an information technology firm, Rose International, a software development
and consulting company, and SyllogisTeks, a software and information
technology provider. All of these firms have been recognized in
the St. Louis Regional Technology Top 50. S2Tech was a newcomer
this year, Rose is a five-time winner and SyllogisTeks earned the
distinction in 2001, 2000 and 1999.
Richard C.D. Fleming
President and Chief Executive Officer
St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association
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